This is the most powerful weapon for DH up to level 54.... to level 47... (according to the AH)
Some kind of a personal record.

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I've found stuff like that, it can usually go for a decent premium on the AH since people with a lot of money love getting items that can last them a really long time. Could probably got for a couple hundred thousand if I didn't know any better. I remember selling a 400~ dps 1 hander that was LR-11 (49 requirement) for about 250k a few weeks back. That one even has a socket xD

I just hit the new gearcheck aka act 3. A single upgrade on AH can cost all my gold. The drops you get are way too random and often make you feel unrewarding or even trolled. I now understand why people are quitting in droves. No one enjoys farming the same maps for weeks until you vomit just to pay for a shiny new weapon. It's a skinner box with a broken lever.

If I put on my tinfoil hat, I would say Bliz is selling spawned items on AH/RMAH to create the illusion that good items actually drop that often.

I just hit the new gearcheck aka act 3. A single upgrade on AH can cost all my gold. The drops you get are way too random and often make you feel unrewarding or even trolled. I now understand why people are quitting in droves. No one enjoys farming the same maps for weeks until you vomit just to pay for a shiny new weapon. It's a skinner box with a broken lever.

If I put on my tinfoil hat, I would say Bliz is selling spawned items on AH/RMAH to create the illusion that good items actually drop that often.

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Only so many items are allowed to drop of each kind, once that number is met they don't drop until blizz lets them..

Hence why HC is better to play as people loose more gear on that so the chances of finding is some what higher.

Only so many items are allowed to drop of each kind, once that number is met they don't drop until blizz lets them..

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Where did you hear/read that?

I know that different loot (magic, rare, legendary, etc.) have a percent drop rate which it low, and changes depending upon where you are in the game, but I've never heard anything about specific items or even specific types (ie. armor, weapons, etc.)

This is the most powerful weapon for DH up to level 54.... to level 47... (according to the AH)
Some kind of a personal record.

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I don't think it's been patched yet, Level Requirement Reduced Items don't appear when searching for items of your level. Like if someone was to look for level 47 Crossbows, yours would not show up. they would have to look for a level 60 item, and in that regard, I would assume there are others with that kind of level reduction with much higher DPS simply because damage modifiers for level 60 items can get insane. It'll be hard to sell something like that as someone who's level 47 won't be looking at level 60 gear, and someones who 60 won't want it since the damage is too low.

Just like any game, people play it like crazy for the first month, then it dies down. Diablo especially is like this, it's a game that people surge back to now and then when they miss it. I know friends that loved D2 and played then they would quit, a few months later they were back making a new character and that pattern continued for years. D3 will be the samething, I haven't played in a while and I been feeling the want to go back.

Well there's only so much you can do on it. Farming is cool for a little while but you can't make a career out of it. It's just too damned boring. Outside of farming there isn't much of an end game. Beat Diablo on inferno? well either roll an alt or farm for better gear to beat him again? Yeah it wasn't thought out very well lol

That's pretty much the same with any RPG-like game, though. Once you beat it your done until they either make an expansion or come out with the next one.

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True. the question is do we classify Diablo as an MMO or just a standard RPG? Because the former are supposed to have virtually endless content, and I'd expect regular content updates. If it's just a regular RPG however then it'll probably be years before any new content is added. That said, I got well over 120 hours out of the game so it's a good value-per-hour game. Just not long lasting like a standard MMO.

Diablo 3 is neither a standard RPG or a standard MMO.
It's really just a MP (or SP) game that is persistant because everything is stored on their servers. (completely instanced MMO?)
At first I thought the online only aspect seemed ridiculous, but it really has a lot of advantages for the people playing.

True. the question is do we classify Diablo as an MMO or just a standard RPG? Because the former are supposed to have virtually endless content, and I'd expect regular content updates. If it's just a regular RPG however then it'll probably be years before any new content is added. That said, I got well over 120 hours out of the game so it's a good value-per-hour game. Just not long lasting like a standard MMO.

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Neither like Kreij said. I call it a Hack and Slash, like the Dynasty Warriors games. Yes there is a story (and the Diablo storyline is epic), but most people play to hack shit apart, then later on take time to hear that story. Or they just piece it together as they go.

Well even though it's true it does miss one point and that's playing with friends. I find more fun to play with others who you know who have your back and it's a hell load of fun i think when it's just a couple of DH's playing as tactics change once again.. As they do when there is 3 people playing..

Game changes depending on what kind of players your playing with.. Forget about the items and have some fun coop with a few people who you like playing with.

@Kreij and dammit man i hope the weather chills out more so you can get playing more ;>)

Well even though it's true it does miss one point and that's playing with friends. I find more fun to play with others who you know who have your back and it's a hell load of fun i think when it's just a couple of DH's playing as tactics change once again.. As they do when there is 3 people playing..

Game changes depending on what kind of players your playing with.. Forget about the items and have some fun coop with a few people who you like playing with.

@Kreij and dammit man i hope the weather chills out more so you can get playing more ;>)

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Getting raped alone or getting group raped has very little appeal to me.......unless I'm being raped by a group of hot chicks. Dave, Haru and I couldnt even make it out of town the other day. A 1337 mob was sitting at the gate. We would spawn and run away only to be chased down and killed. Then they would go back to the main gate at town. Couldnt even kill one.

Getting raped alone or getting group raped has very little appeal to me.......unless I'm being raped by a group of hot chicks. Dave, Haru and I couldnt even make it out of town the other day. A 1337 mob was sitting at the gate. We would spawn and run away only to be chased down and killed. Then they would go back to the main gate at town. Couldnt even kill one.

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Yes there is the odd group that get me too and as a DH i am glad i am a DH haha.. OMG if my wife can do it i am sure you can...

Seems the same as any Diablo game ever has been (and thats coming from a fan of the series). If you came into the game expecting anything else but repition, you looked at the wrong series, thats what Diablo is. Granted the PvP isn't here yet, I would honestly they take their time and do it right, because D2 PvP was far from fun. It was mostly a game of Rock, Scissors, Scissors in D2. With something like a Sorc or a Paladin just dominating everything by spamming 1 - 2 abilities. So sure PvP was there, but I would call that far from engaging or fun. Plus all PvP was, was flagging yourself and walking out of town. So to expect this game to be anything else than how it's been so far just seems funny to me. Especially considering most already got more than their moneys worth out of it yet still aren't happy